Wedding Reception Menu
Meals noted below are some suggested items for consideration. We will happily prepare any requests. Children's menus are available at breakfast, lunch or dinner Infants, not eating, are not charged. All meal service can include alcoholic beverage service.
Plated Premium Dinners
Priced at $45.00 per person. Choose soup or salad, select one from each group. All meals include a breadbasket.
Soup Course
Chilled gazpacho
Roasted tomato
Chicken wild rice
Roasted squash
Corn chowder
French onion
Black bean
Cream of mushroom
Veggie Accompaniments
Twice baked potato
Baked potato
Au gratin potatoes
Wild Rice pilaf
Parsnip & potato puree
Roasted red potatoes with rosemary
Roasted seasonal vegetables
Asparagus
Broccoli & cauliflower blend
Desserts ($4.50/person)
Double rich chocolate cake
Blueberry pie
New York cheesecake
Bourbon bread pudding
Homemade ice cream with chocolate, Grand Marnier or carmel sauce.
Apple pie
(Includes coffee and tea)
Salad Course
Caesar salad
Fresh Tomato with mozzarella and basil
Spring greens / vinaigrette
Spinach, onion, mandarin orange with caramelized almonds
Garden salad with choice of dressing
Waldorf Salad
Entrée Selection
Grilled chicken breast
Parmesan crusted chicken
Tuscany chicken
Lightly breaded walleye (market price)
Sirloin or chicken kabobs
Beef stroganoff
Stuffed pork chops
Eggplant parmesan ($40)
Lasagna ($40)
Roasted grilled salmon filets ($55)
Grilled marinated beef tenderloin ($60)
Prime rib ($60)
Buffet Dinners
Taste of Italy $60 per person
2 Pasta choices or one pasta and a lasagna choice
2 sauces (marinara, Alfredo, basil cream)
4 toppings (onions, artichokes, capers, sun dried tomatoes, olives, sausage, meatballs, chicken, shrimp and crab at market price.)
Includes: 2 Italian appetizers, bruschetta, artichoke dip, olives, and salami
Entrée Choices: Tuscan chicken, Parmesan crusted chicken
Italian mixed salad with vinaigrette
Cheesecake
Texas BBQ $50 per person
Nachos with guacamole
Fajitas – chicken or beef
Fresh tortillas
Home-smoked BBQ ribs
Texas toast
Cole slaw
Classic Buffet $45 per person
Roasted Beef, sliced
Parmesan crusted chicken
Wild rice pilaf
Garden salad
Mashed potatoes, roasted baby reds or au gratin potatoes
Fresh artisan bread
Pizza Buffet $30 per person
All hand tossed hand made pizzas with a variety of toppings
Choose 1 meat, 1 cheese, 1 vegetable, 1 herb
Additional toppings are $2/pizza
Choose 1 sauce: Roasted tomato, Alfredo, basil pesto
Meats: pepperoni, Canadian bacon, Italian sausage, USDA Choice Angus ground beef, grilled chicken, BBQ chicken
Veggies: onions, red onion, fresh garlic, mushrooms, green peppers, banana peppers, pepperoncinis, fresh tomatoes, green olives, black olives, kalamata olives, pineapple
Cheese: feta, cheddar, Mozzarella, Swiss, Minnesota blue cheese
Fresh Herbs and Other: basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary, sage
Garden salad with choice of dressings
Breakfasts
Breakfasts include an assortment from the following and are priced from $8.50 to $14.50: All breakfasts include fresh fruit, juices, coffee and tea.
$8.50
Dry cereals, oatmeal, oat bran, granola
$10.00
Freshly baked wild blueberry muffins, bagels, English muffins, and croissants
Served with jams, butter, peanut butter, cream cheese
$12.00
Dry cereals and muffins or croissants
$14.50 a choice of (1) or (2) below with breakfast meats
(1) Baked french toast
(2) Baked egg and cheese soufflés or omelets,
Above with, sausage (links, patties, voyageur sausage loaf), bacon, or ham
Lunches
Lunches consist of a selection from the following and are priced from $15.00 to $22.50 and include beverages
$15.00
Hearty homemade soups, including fresh chowders, gazpacho, split pea, French onion, minestrone, vegetable, beef stew, chili, and a variety of hot and cold creamed soups.
Fruit salads
Tossed garden salads
Free range chicken breast
Caesar, Cobb, spinach salads
Vine ripened tomato with sweet onions and Gorgonzola or Mozzarella cheese
$20.00
Homemade lasagna: meat or meatless
Homemade pizzas with a variety of toppings (meat, vegetable, cheese)
Bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches with potato salad or cole slaw
Smoked turkey on a toasted Kaiser roll served with potato salad or cole slaw
Grilled chicken breast on a toasted Kaiser roll served with potato salad or cole slaw
$22.50
Authentic "shore lunch" walleye fry (market price), cole slaw, toasted breads and brownies.
Ground sirloin hamburgers, chips, and garnishes
Box lunches priced at $12.00
Sandwich (egg salad, albacore tuna, smoked turkey, pb&j) with fruit, brownie or cookie, chips or slaw or potato salad, pickle
Evening Arrival Buffets
Buffets may also consist of appropriate meat and cheese trays for making sandwiches as one of the four choices. Select four from the following list. Non-alcoholic beverages will be included.
$30.00 for adults, $20 for children
A selection of four from the following and include non alcoholic beverages:
Chicken satay with peanut sauce
Veggie spring rolls
Egg rolls
Assorted cheeses
Mini pizzas
Crab cakes (market price)
Quesadillas
Lasagna
Ravioli
Baby back ribs
Stuffed mushrooms
Smoked salmon (market price)
Bruschetta
Chicken or beef tacos with appropriate condiments
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